« I am proud to participate in boxing revival there. I would like to help to make sure the youngsters from Ontario will have, one day, the chance to fight for world championship at home on a regular base », explained Stevenson.

« Toronto is a great sport city. We are convinced Boxing can shine in this great market. We have been fortunate to have MLSE and Gobal Boxing Legacy as a partners in this great aventure. We have done everything to bring an Event to be remember », added GYM president and co-promoter, Yvon Michel.

Exclusively for the Canadian PPV, and for the fortunate one inside the Ricoh Coliseum, Canadian heavyweight champion Dillon “Big Country” Carman (8-2, 7 KOs) takes on former heavyweight title contender Donovan “Razor” Ruddock (40-5-1, 30 KOs) in a 10-round battle.

Fighting out out of Ontario, the exciting brawler Carman heads into the ring looking to defend the Canadian title that he won with a seventh-round stoppage of Eric Martel Bahoeli in October 2014. He followed that up with another late stoppage victory, this time over Benito Quiroz in March.

The 29-year-old faces the highest profile challenge of his career when he steps into the ring with the 51-year-old Ruddock. Fighting out of Ontario by way of Jamaica, Ruddock has won twice in 2015 since coming out of a 14-year retirement. Ruddock has been in the ring with some of the best of all time, twice facing Mike Tyson and also battling Lennox Lewis in their primes.

Many more entertaining bouts are also scheduled.

In Canada this great night of boxing will be available on PPV and distributed by Canal Indigo, Bell TV, Shaw TV and Rodgers PPV, starting at 7h00 PM ET.

In an action fight against his fiercest pro opponent yet, Jose Ramirez rose to the occasion and claimed a vacant junior welterweight belt Saturday night, outpointing Amir Imam by unanimous decision in the Top Rank ESPN main event.

Oleksandr "The Nail" Gvozdyk spent most of the fight with Mehdi Amar nailing him with an assortment of combinations to claim a vacant interim light heavyweight world title, and Michael Conlan scored an impressive KO victory to stay unbeaten.

Bob Arum and Don King, the most prominent promoters in boxing history, have butted heads for decades. But they are friendly rivals these days and enjoy talking over old times and telling their war stories.

Floyd Mayweather says he will begin training "soon" for a transition into mixed martial arts and that he already has been in contact with UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley about working together in the near future.

Gennady Golovkin was in disbelief when Canelo Alvarez tested positive for a banned substance. Along with Golovkin's trainer, Abel Sanchez, they used the word "disappointment," not about Alvarez, but his team.

Golden Boy and Top Rank have signed a deal for Jorge Linares to defend his 135-pound crown against Vasyl Lomachenko, who will move up from 130 pounds, on May 12 at Madison Square Garden in New York, sources said.